U.S. Naval War College is a dynamic institution with programs, events, and faculty contributions that are relevant and of interest from the local to the national level.
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted an alumni event at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan during International Naval Review (INR) 250 on July 7, 2026, to celebrate the nation’s maritime heritage and the critical role sea power has played in securing freedom, prosperity and global order since 1776.
U.S. Naval War College (NWC) faculty from the College of Maritime Operational Warfare (CMOW), College of Leadership and Ethics (CLE), and International Programs (IP) department embarked aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during the carrier strike group’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, circumnavigating the South America continent from March to June of 2026.
U.S. Naval War College President Rear Adm. Darryl Walker addressed nearly 200 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) midshipmen aboard the training ship JS Kashima (TV-3508) during International Naval Review (INR) 250 on July 5, 2026.
NEWPORT, R.I. - The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the 15th annual Deterrence and Escalation Game and Review (DEGRE) and Global 18 wargame, co-sponsored by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), onboard Naval Station Newport, April 22–26.
U.S. Navy Capt. (ret.) Michael O’Hara, Ph.D., dean of the U.S. Naval War College’s Center for Naval Warfare Studies, and Associate Prof. Richard Moss, Ph.D., of the school’s Russian Maritime Studies Institute, joined Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 8 for a Narragansett Bay patrol Saturday, Aug. 9.